From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from dan.rpsys.net ([93.97.175.187]) by linuxtogo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1RDC1i-0003Mc-PV for openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org; Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:20:02 +0200 Received: from localhost (dan.rpsys.net [127.0.0.1]) by dan.rpsys.net (8.14.2/8.14.2/Debian-2build1) with ESMTP id p9A9KwgE008499 for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:20:58 +0100 X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at dan.rpsys.net Received: from dan.rpsys.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (dan.rpsys.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with LMTP id bYlmK4S-8Y+B for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:20:58 +0100 (BST) Received: from [192.168.1.66] (tim [93.97.173.237]) (authenticated bits=0) by dan.rpsys.net (8.14.2/8.14.2/Debian-2build1) with ESMTP id p9A9Kt6g008495 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT) for ; Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:20:57 +0100 From: Richard Purdie To: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:14:14 +0100 In-Reply-To: <4E927CD9.2040505@intel.com> References: <1317840239-5290-1-git-send-email-jason.wessel@windriver.com> <4E927CD9.2040505@intel.com> X-Mailer: Evolution 3.1.91- Message-ID: <1318238063.23801.5.camel@ted> Mime-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Allow user mode NFS server to run without rpcbind / portmap X-BeenThere: openembedded-core@lists.openembedded.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer List-Id: Patches and discussions about the oe-core layer List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2011 09:20:03 -0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit On Sun, 2011-10-09 at 22:04 -0700, Saul Wold wrote: > On 10/05/2011 11:43 AM, Jason Wessel wrote: > >> From the 2.6.39 linux kernel and up it is possible to use > > and nfsroot mount without the need to talk to an RPC info > > server as long as the port numbers for mountd and nfsd > > are known in advance. > > > > This patch updates the qemu startup scripts and the > > user mode NFS server to have the ability to start > > without the need to use rpcbind or portmap services. > > > Jason, > > I have not fully tested this yet, but if someone has rpcbind and/or > portmap services are running, what affect will this patch have? It shouldn't have any effect, the system is just no longer requiring to look up the port numbers through rpcbind/portmap but can use the values directly. Cheers, Richard